Japanese Cuisine - Okonomiyaki & Takoyaki
Hinase Kaki-Oko (Oyster Okonomiyaki)
Hinase Kaki-Oko (日生カキオコ) is a local specialty of Okayama Prefecture: an okonomiyaki, or savory pancake, filled with fresh oysters. The Hinase area in Bizen City, Okayam...
Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki
Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki (広島風お好み焼, Hiroshima-fū okonomiyaki) is a beloved local dish prepared by layering ingredients like batter, cabbage, meat, and eggs rather than ...
Akashiyaki
Akashiyaki (明石焼き) is a beloved traditional dish from Akashi City in Hyogo Prefecture. This light snack is made from eggs, “ukiko” (a type of starch flour), wheat flour, and ...
Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き, Okonomiyaki) is a savory Japanese pancake made with a batter of wheat flour mixed with water, cooked on a hot iron griddle. It includes a variety of ing...
Modern Yaki
Modern Yaki (モダン焼, Modern yaki) is a style of Kansai okonomiyaki that includes fried noodles mixed into the batter. While Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki also incorporates no...
Tsukishima Monjayaki
Tsukishima Monjayaki (月島もんじゃ, Monjayaki) is a unique dish with an interesting origin: its name is said to come from writing characters with the batter on a hot griddle (“m...
Grilled natto
It is an okonomiyaki that was born and served in Kumano Town. It has a fluffy texture using “natto, eggs, yam,” etc., which are said to be good for the body, and cooking methods...
Fuchu-yaki
It is an okonomiyaki with soba that uses plenty of minced beef or pork (minced meat) and cabbage without adding bean sprouts, which is said to have been born in Fuchu-shi in the...
